ok so i forgot but i now what hands mean on a horse but what is amout of a hand thanks
2007-03-22 14:22:51 · 5 answers · asked by JXSPhoenix 1 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
A "hand" is 4 inch unit of measurement, and it gets its name from when people measured by the width of their hand, which is about four inches. A pony must be under 14.2 hands, and anything taller is a horse.
2007-03-22 14:52:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dressage Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hand (or handbreadth) is a unit of length measurement, usually based on the breadth of a male human hand and thus around 4 inches long (about 10 cm). It is abbreviated "hh" (standing for "hands high"[1]).
Today it is only used for the height of horses in the United States and the United Kingdom. In this context, one hand equals four inches (10.16 cm), and the horse is measured from the ground to the top of the withers. So a horse that is 15 hands high (abbreviated 15 hh) is 60 inches (152 cm) from the ground to the top of the withers. Instead of decimal or vulgar fractions, a hand comprises four inch-long steps, so a horse 62 inches (157 cm) tall would be 15.2 hh (said “fifteen two hands high”).
2007-03-22 22:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by CuttingHorses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hands is the unit of measurement of how tall a horse is. A hand is defined as 4 inches.
2007-03-23 03:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "hand" when measuring a horse is approximately 4 inches.
2007-03-22 21:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by Lee W. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a "hand" is equal to 4 inches. remember: measure up to the horses' withers.
2007-03-22 22:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by westhillsgarage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋